I am pretty excited, obviously!! January 2nd is my date and Iam really looking forward to being a 'loser' this coming year. For once my 'skinny' clothes will be at the front of my closet and I will be hauling the clothes I am wearing now down to goodwill the INSTANT they are too big for me. I am going to shop at the regular stores and might even have a chance to score clothes on the clearance racks *gasp*. My size is NEVER on clearnance. Eye on the prize...eye on the prize..

Ginger--we are getting banded the same day!! I go in on the 26th for my preadmit--it is coming so fast! I am so excited and nervous for what I will feel like after the band! Hard to believe I will finally be able to wear all of the skinny clothes that I love and have saved all of these years! Good luck!

Ginger--we are getting banded the same day!! I go in on the 26th for my preadmit--it is coming so fast! I am so excited and nervous for what I will feel like after the band! Hard to believe I will finally be able to wear all of the skinny clothes that I love and have saved all of these years! Good luck!

HI! How is your pre-op diet going?

I don't really have a pre op diet. Just to change my eating habits. Eat slowly (chew A LOT), think about why I am eating, put my fork down between bites, don't drink while eating--basically mindful eating. We also go to classes for 6 weeks for that and 12 weeks for exercise and nutrition. It has been very informative and I have made a lot of changes that are starting to come a little more naturally! We are supposed to work toward a weight goal that our dietician sets for us just so our livers are smaller at surgery--definitely hard at the Holidays! How is yours going? I have my pre-admit tomorrow morning! It is getting SO close!!!YEAH!

I don't really have a pre op diet. Just to change my eating habits. Eat slowly (chew A LOT), think about why I am eating, put my fork down between bites, don't drink while eating--basically mindful eating. We also go to classes for 6 weeks for that and 12 weeks for exercise and nutrition. It has been very informative and I have made a lot of changes that are starting to come a little more naturally! We are supposed to work toward a weight goal that our dietician sets for us just so our livers are smaller at surgery--definitely hard at the Holidays! How is yours going? I have my pre-admit tomorrow morning! It is getting SO close!!!YEAH!

I have to do a low calorie high protien low carb diet. Two shakes a day, unlimited non calorie beverages, 1 or 2 meals a day that include lean protien and as much green veggies as I want. No sugar at all. I actually went to bed last night early because I was hungry but I did not know if I am hungry because I usually eat after the kiddos go to bed or if I was actually hungry. I woke up today not starving so I suspect it was head hunger. What does your dietician say? (picking your brain, here!)

Hello!!! I am so excited only one week till surgery!! Finally a new years resolution I will keep! I started my pre-op diet on Sunday which consists of: Carnation Instant Breakfast 5-6 X/Day, broth, Water, SF Jello and SF fruit pops. It was hard the last three days and I did well except yesterday I had a small plate of Christmas dinner. I felt bad but I just picked myself up again and have been drinking a lot of water today! It also will help to not be around all that food all day.

How is everyone else doing? Sounds like some of your pre-ops are a lot easier than mine....

Hey guys - I'm scheduled on Jan 10th and I am totally starting to freak out!! I have to lose 15 lbs which sounded easy...I'm down 10 with the help of protein shakes and I feel like a wrestler who has to make weight - totally making me nervous, they will cancel the surgery if I do not hit the 15. So, I got a free 30-day pass to 24hour Fitness - I'm going to turn my nervous energy into something positive....Wish you guys luck - it will be here before we know it!

Hey guys - I'm scheduled on Jan 10th and I am totally starting to freak out!! I have to lose 15 lbs which sounded easy...I'm down 10 with the help of Protein shakes and I feel like a wrestler who has to make weight - totally making me nervous, they will cancel the surgery if I do not hit the 15. So, I got a free 30-day pass to 24hour Fitness - I'm going to turn my nervous energy into something positive....Wish you guys luck - it will be here before we know it!

Seriously, if you are worried about it, get yourself some of the industrial strenght colon cleaner about 2 days before the surgury. You will drop 5 pounds overnight, easy. I know, nice post, huh? Oh well! Very best of luck to you! I just noticed it is after 5pm - I am almost over half way through the pre-op diet!:whoo:

Hey all,

I will be banded on Jan 3,and in the middle of my two week liquid diet.All is going well. Yesterday was rough, Emotions were everywhere. Not just about the diet but life in general. BF thought I was upset with him. Best of luck to everyone. WE CAN DO THIS.

Lois

Wow JTag! I can't believe they are saying that because everybody loses so differant. I called my nurse to double check on that and he said that as long as I keep to it they don't care how much I lose before surgery. I gained about 8 pounds though after I saw him so I have dropped about 4 which puts me at 280 but when I saw him I was 276 so I am hoping to drop another 10 pounds to at least be under 276.

Do those Water pills help too??

my doctor is the same way, we have to lose 5% of our body weight b4 surgery or else he will cancel it, its so that ur liver cud be small enuff for him to see ur stomach and operate on it properly. I had to lose 14 lbs and i have lose 16 yay me! I just gotta make sure it stays off for my surg date on the 9th

Ginger....I would love to talk to you....tried to pm you, but you don't accept them! Let me know where to get a hold of you and I can give you my e-mail and my IM info! The more support the better!:clap2:

wow, omly four more days to go and they will be busy days. My husband is leaving for work sometime tomorrow or the next day and my mom is flying in on tuesday to help me with the kiddos for the week. As miserable as the preop diet is I have become numb to the misery of it. I do wish I could just close my eyes and wake up wednesday morning!

I can't believ surgery is only a couple of days away!!:whoo: Crazy. I keep dreaming about it!:notagree I am going nuts thinking about it!:eek: I will be glad when Wednesday has come and gone! How is everyone else holding up?

Okay, I am so EXCITED!!!!:whoo: Less than 24 hours and I will be waiting to be wheeled into surgery!!!:scared: I can't stand it--how exciting!!! Are you guys ready? I am...still a little nervous but the excitement is taking over! What time do you guys have to be there? I will be thinking about you all!

I know, I cant believe it is happening tomorrow! I have to get a few more things in order here to get ready for when I come home and my mother is flying in tonight so that will be a distraction, at the very least! Only one more day of this crappy liquid diet PITA. I think thhat is my fvorite part of it, lol!